Tuesday February 4, 2014

1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California James Carville and Mary Matalin
Carville and Matalin are one of the country’s most intriguing, intense and ideologically mismatched political couples. Carville, a Democrat, has worked for Bill and Hillary Clinton, and Matalin, a Republican, has worked for George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. After 20 years together, Carville and Matalin offer a candid look into the heart of Washington politics.

Friday February 7, 2014

1:00 pm: Speaking in Maine Greg Thielmann
Speaking in Maine takes us next to Northport, and the Midcoast Forum on Foreign Relations - for an address on current relations and progress with Iran by Greg Thielman, former Director of the Strategic, Proliferation and Military Affairs Office in the Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research.

Thursday February 13, 2014

1:00 pm: TED Radio Hour Everything Is Connected
Every species plays a crucial role in our natural world. But when humans tinker with the equation, a chain reaction can cause entire ecosystems to break down. In this hour, TED speakers explain how everything is connected in nature, with some bold ideas about how we can restore the delicate balance and bring disappearing ecosystems back.

Friday February 14, 2014

12:00 pm: Here and Now

1:00 pm: IDEAS From The CBC Catching The Game
Why do so many of us devote so much time to watching sports?

Monday February 17, 2014

12:00 pm: Here and Now

1:00 pm: It’s Your World Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan and South Asia, Council on Foreign Relations
The top secret raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan pretty much summed up the relationship between the US and Pakistan, one of mutual distrust and minimal cooperation. Both nations have made mistakes with this tragic and often tormented relationship, but for better or worse argues, Markey says the US must continue to invest time and resources into this geostrategic partner.

Tuesday February 18, 2014

1:00 pm: Commonwealth Club of California Linda Ronstadt- Grammy Award-winning Musician; Author, Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir
Linda Ronstadt was the first female artist to release four consecutive platinum albums and has collaborated with everyone from Neil Young to Frank Sinatra to Dolly Parton. Her music represents all facets of rock, pop, country, jazz and Latin, and she has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

Wednesday February 19, 2014

Thursday February 20, 2014

1:00 pm: TED Radio Hour Simply Happy
In this hour, finding happiness may be simpler than you think.

Friday February 21, 2014

12:00 pm: Here and Now

1:00 pm: City Arts and Lectures A rebroadcast of a talk by actor Phillip Seymour Hoffmann, who passed away recently after a drug overdose.

Monday February 24, 2014

12:00 pm: Maine CallingMPBN's Music Director Robin Rilette
We introduce the former morning classical host at Northwest Public Radio (NWPR), based in Pullman, Washington, to the MPBN audience.

1:00 pm: Intelligence Squared
An Oxford style debate on the following question: Should Edward Snowden be granted clemency?

Tuesday February 25, 2014

12:00 pm: Maine CallingThe Science of Addiction
What causes some people to become addicted to drugs and what are we learning about the best ways to help those in need.

1:00pm: Commonwealth Club of California
Amy Chua: Author of “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” and Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Parenting in public is a gutsy move, and no one knows that better than Chua. The Yale Law School professor’s 2011 memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, took an honest and often provocative look at the rewards – and the costs – of raising her children the strict “Chinese” way.

Wednesday February 26, 2014

1:00 pm: City Arts and Lectures
Antonio Damasio Professor of neuroscience and director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California. His research helped uncover the neural basis for emotions and has shown that they play a central role in social cognition and decision-making.

Thursday February 27 , 2014

12:00 pm: Maine CallingMaine Calling Book Club
We kick off our inaugural Maine Calling Book Club with a discussion about "The Country of the Pointed Firs."

1:00 pm: TED Radio Hour Identities
Each of us has a sense of who we are, where we come from, and what we believe. But is identity assigned at birth? Shaped by circumstance? Or is it something we choose, that changes over time?

Friday February 28, 2014

12:00 pm: Here and Now

1:00 pm: Speaking In Maine
Chief Justice Leigh I. Saufley
State of the Judiciary presented by Chief Justice Saufley to a Joint Convention of the Legislature in the House of Representatives Chamber, on Tuesday, February 25, 2014.